Hermann hensel



UNITED STATES HERMANN IIENSEL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

AUTOMATIC TOY MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,956, dated March 6,1894.

Application filed December 26,1893. Serial No. 494,629.

ilo @ZZ whom z may concern.:

Beit known that I, HERMANN HnNsnL, of Jersey City, Hudson county, NewJersey, have invented an Improved Automatic Toy Motor,

l p of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy motor which is of simple constructionand which operates automatically, upon being reversed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a vertical longitudinalcentral section of my improved motor. Fig. 2 is a similar section atright angles to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a horizontal section on line fr, a,Fig. 2.

The letter o., represents an elongated case adapted to stand on eitherend. Through the center of the case a, extends a shaft o, on which iskeyed a central overshot Wheel c. The shaft b, carries also outside ofthe case, a fly Wheel c', and a pulley c2, by which the motion istransmitted to a rope that drives any suitable toy or other lightobject. IVithin the case o., the arrangement is the same above and belowthe wheel. This arrangement consists of the partition d, having acentral circular'opening d', which forms the seat for a hall valve e. Atone side, the opening d', communicatesa with a smaller opening d2, whichhowever is not closed by the ball valve, but remains permanently open.The hall valve e has a limited vertical play, it 1oeing confined by acircular perforated guard or screen f, attached to the hopper g, or tothe partition d.

The apparatus is permanently filled with sand or a similar subst-ance,which will drop from the upper compartment, through the upper screen f,and smaller perforation d2, upon the Wheel c, to revolve the same. Atthe bottom, the sand will be discharged through the larger perforationCZ', and lower screen f, into (No model.)

the lower compartment. As soon as the upper compartment is empty, thecase a, is reversed, when the operation will he resumed and the Wheelwill continue to revolve.

It will be seen, that by reversing the case, the upper valve will beclosed, While the lower valve will he opened. Thus the inlet opening isalways smaller than the discharge opening, which is necessary 'or theproper operation of the parts. In my toy motor, the action of the valvesis entirely automatic and all sliding gates-that must be manipulatedwhen the case is reversed, are dispensed with. After the case is oncefilled, it will have'power forever, and as there are no outwardlyprojecting handles, there need he no openings, through which the sandwould be liable to escape.

l. The combination of a reversible case with an inclosed overshot Wheel,perforated partitions at both sides of the Wh eel and ball valves forpartially closing said perforations, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a reversible case With an inclosed overshot Wheel,partitions having communicating perforations d', d2, and hall valves forclosing the perforations d', suhstantially as specified.

5. The combination of a reversible case with an inolosed overshot Wheel,perforated partitions at both sides' of the Wheel, ball valves forpartially closing said perforations and perforated guards that in closethe ball valves, substantially as specified.

HERMANN HENSEL.

Witnesses:

F. v. Bremsen, JOHN E. M. BECKER.

